In our country, we hear a lot about the separation of church and state. Here, we see religion and politics unite. In this text, we are going to see Jesus before Pilate, then Herod, and then Pilate again. And though neither of them finds anything to convict Jesus for-especially not a capital crime-but the Jews will not let up. At the end of the day, Jesus will be tossed aside as a political scapegoat. And yet, He is the King of Heaven.